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JESUS  SAID 

QUESTIONS    OF    LIFE    ANSWERED 

BY  THE  ONE  WHO  ALONE  SPEAKS 

WITH  AUTHORITY 

SELECTED  AND  ARRANGED  BY 
FRANCES  E.  LORD 


BOSTON 

SHERMAN,  FRENCH  <fr  COMPANY 

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PREFATORY  NOTE 

This  little  hand  book  is  put  forth  with  a 
single  and  definite  purpose. 

When  Jesus  was  about  to  leave  his  dis- 
ciples he  told  them  that  the  Comforter, 
the  Holy  Spirit  whom  the  Father  would 
send  in  his  name,  would  teach  them  all 
things  and  bring  to  their  remembrance  all 
that  he  himself  had  said  to  them. 

This  is  the  need  of  the  Christian — to  have 
the  Holy  Spirit  bring  to  his  mind  at  the 
right  moment  the  words  of  Christ. 

But  how  if  the  Christian  be  not  familiar 
with  these  words?  The  lack — the  weakness 
— of  so  many  Christians  to-day  is  that, 
never  having  learned  them,  these  words  are 
not  "in  mind"  to  be  "brought  to  remem- 
brance." 

The  mission  of  this  little  book  is  to  pre- 
sent the  final  word  that  has  been,  or  can  be, 
spoken  on  the  pressing  questions  of  life  in 


such  shape  that  it  may  be  easily  carried 
and  daily  studied. 

With  this  purpose  it  is  sent  forth. 

May  the  Lord  grant  that  its  mission  be 
fulfilled. 

F.  E.  L. 


CONTENTS 


I. 
II. 

PAGE 

Questions  Out  of  the  Night  .      .     1 
Questions     From     Without     the 
Pale 4 

III. 

A  Question  of  Caste        .... 

9 

IV. 

A  Question    of    Times    and    Sea- 
sons        

10 

V. 

The  Sabbath  Question  .... 

11 

VI. 

Question  From  a  Prison      .     .     . 

13 

VII. 

Which  Will  Love  Him  Most? 

14 

VIII. 

What  May  This  Parable  Be? 

16 

IX. 

Question    as   to   the    Meaning   of 
the    Parable    of   the    Tares    of 
the  Field 

18 

X. 

Question — A     Cry     That    Wakes 
the  Tired  Sleeper 

20 

XI. 

What  Shall  We  Do  to  Work  the 
Works  of  God? 

22 

XII. 

What  Dost  Thou  Work?     .     .     . 

23 

XIII. 

Question  of  the  Traditionists  .     . 

25 

XIV. 

Heaven-Born     Wit     Brings     the 
Heavenly  Blessing       .... 

28 

XV. 

Who  Do  Men  Say  That  the  Son 
of   Man    Is? 

30 

XVI. 

If  Thou   Canst 

31 

PAGE 

XVII.    Who  Is  the  Greatest?   ....  34 

XVIII.    How   Many  Times  Shall   I   For- 
give?       36 

XIX.  Who  Pats  Tribute? 37 

XX.  Where  Are  the  Nike?  ....  38 

XXI.  What  it  Means  to  Follow  Jesus  40 

XXII.  And  Who  is  My  Neighbor?     .     .  42 

XXIII.  Whose  is  the  Good  Portion?  .     .  44 

XXIV.  Lord,  Teach  Us  to  Pray    ...  45 

XXV.  Whose  Was  the  Sin?     .     .     .     .46 

XXVI.    How  Long  Dost  Thou  Keep  Us  in 

Suspense?        48 

XXVII.     In  What  Does  the  Abundance  of 

a  Man's  Life  Not  Consist?   .     .  50 

XXVIII.     Are   the   Saved  Few?      ....  51 

XXIX.     When    Cometh    the    Kingdom    of 

God? 53 

XXX.    The  Question  of  Divorce     ...  54 

XXXI.     Bringing    Their    Little    Ones    to 

Jesus 56 

XXXII.    What  Lack  I  Yet? 57 

XXXIII.  What  Then  Shall  We  Have?       .  59 

XXXIV.  Whose    Shall    Be    the    Seats    of 

Honor    in    the    Coming    King- 
dom?       60 

XXXV.    A  New-Made  Son  of  Abraham     .  62 

XXXVI.    Why  This  Waste? 64 

XXXVII.     Is  It  Lawful  to  Give  Tribute  to 

Caesar  or  Not?   .     .     .     .     .     .66 


PAGE 

XXXVIII.  A  Question  of  Not  Knowing  the 
Scriptures  Nor  the  Power  op 
God 68 

XXXIX.    Which  Is  the  Great  Command  in 

the   Law? 70 

XL.    When  Shall  the  End  Be?     .     .71 
XLI.     How  Can  We  Know  the  Way?  .  73 

XLII.     Questions    to    Philip — the     Still 

Unsatisfied         74 

XLIII.     How  Comes  It? 75 

XLIV.     The     Solemn     Question     of     the 

High    Priest 76 

XLV.  Paradise,  the  Answer  to  the 
Humble  Request  of  a  Poor  Sin- 
ner to  be   Remembered     ...  77 

XLVI.    Lovest  Thou  Me? 78 

XL VI I.  Last  Question  of  the  Disciples — 
Lord,  Dost  Thou  at  This  Time 
Restore  the  Kingdom  to  Israel?  82 


QUESTIONS  OUT  OF  THE  NIGHT 

A  man  of  the  Pharisees  named  Nicode- 
mus  came  to  Jesus  by  night  and  said  unto 
him,  Rabbi,  we  know  that  thou  art  a 
teacher  come  from  God,  for  no  one  can  do 
these  signs  that  thou  doest  except  God  be 
with  him. 

Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him: 

Verily,  verily,  I  say  to  thee,  Except  one 
be  born  from  above  he  cannot  see  the  king- 
dom of  God. 

Nicodemus  saith  unto  him,  How  can  a 
man  be  born  when  he  is  old?  Can  he  enter 
a  second  time  into  his  mother's  womb  and 
be  born? 

Jesus  answered: 

Verily,  verily,  I  say  to  thee,  Except  one 
be  born  of  water  and  Spirit  he  cannot  enter 

[i] 


into  the  kingdom  of  God.  That  which  is 
born  of  the  flesh  is  flesh ;  and  that  which  is 
born  of  the  spirit  is  spirit.  Marvel  not 
that  I  said  to  thee,  Ye  must  be  born  from 
above.  The  wind  blows  where  it  wills,  and 
thou  hearest  the  voice  of  it,  but  knowest  not 
whence  it  comes  or  whither  it  goes;  thus  is 
it  with  every  one  that  is  born  of  the  spirit. 

Nicodemus   said  to  him,  How  can  these 
things  be? 

Jesus  answered  and  said  to  him: 
Art  thou  the  teacher  of  Israel  and  under- 
standest  not  these  things?  Verily,  verily, 
I  say  to  thee,  we  speak  that  which  we  know, 
and  bear  witness  of  that  which  we  have 
seen;  and  ye  receive  not  our  witness.  If 
I  have  told  you  earthly  things,  and  ye 
believe  not,  how  shall  ye  believe  if  I  tell  you 
heavenly  things?  And  no  one  hath  as- 
cended into  heaven  but  he  that  came  down 
from  heaven,  the  Son  of  man  who  is  in 
heaven.  As  Moses  lifted  up  the  serpent  in 
the  wilderness,  even  so  must  the  Son  of  man 
be  lifted  up,  that  every  one  that  believeth  on 
him  may  have  everlasting  life.  For  so  did 
God  love  the  world,  that  he  gave  his  Son — 
his  only  begotten — that  whosoever  believeth 
[2] 


on  him  should  not  perish,  but  have  eternal 

life. 

John  3:5-8,  10-16.* 


*  Notes — References  throughout  these  pages  are  to 
the  words  of  Jesus  only. 

Italics  are  more  freely  used  than  otherwise  they 
would  be  because  of  the  lack  of  the  English,  as 
compared  with  the  Greek,  in  various  modes  of  em- 
phasis. 

[3] 


II 


QUESTIONS   FROM   WITHOUT   THE 
PALE 

Jesus  leaving  Judea  to  return  to  Galilee 
must  pass  through  Samaria.  Near  to  the 
city  of  Sychar  was  Jacob's  well x ;  and  while 
his  disciples  went  into  the  city  to  buy  food 
Jesus  wearied  with  the  journey  sat  thus  at 
the  well.2  It  was  about  the  sixth  hour. 
There  came  a  woman  of  Samaria  to  draw 
water. 

Jesus  saith  to  her: 

Give  me  to  drink. 

The  woman  saith  to  him,  How  is  it  that 
thou,  being  a  Jew,  askest  drink  of  me,  a 
Samaritan  woman  ?  For  Jews  have  no  deal- 
ings with  Samaritans. 

Jesus  answered  and  said  to  her: 

If  thou  knewest  the  gift  of  God  and  who 

[*] 


it  is  that  saith  to  thee,  Give  me  to  drink, 
thou  wouldst  have  asked  of  him,  and  he 
would  have  given  thee  living  water. 

The  woman  saith  to  him,  Sir,  thou  hast 
nothing  to  draw  with  and  the  well 8  is  deep ; 
whence  then  hast  thou  that  living  water? 
Art  thou  greater  than  our  father  Jacob, 
who  gave  us  the  well 4  and  himself  drank 
from  it,  and  his  sons,  and  his  cattle? 

Jesus  answered  and  said  to  her: 

Every  one  drinking  of  this  water  will 
thirst  again;  but  whosoever  drinketh  of  the 
water  that  /  shall  give  him,  it  will  become 
in  him  a  spring  5  of  water  leaping  up  unto 
eternal  life. 

The  woman  saith  to  him,  Sir,  give  me 
this  water  that  I  thirst  not,  neither  come 
hither  to  draw. 

Jesus  saith  to  her: 

Go,  call  thy  husband  and  come  hither. 

The  woman  answered,  I  have  no  husband. 

Jesus  saith  to  her: 

Thou  hast  well  said,  I  have  no  husband, 
for  thou  hast  had  five  husbands  and  he  whom 
thou  now  hast  is  not  thy  husband ;  this  hast 
thou  spoken  truly. 

The  woman  saith  to  him,  Sir,  I  perceive 
[5] 


that  thou  art  a  prophet.  Our  fathers 
worshiped  in  this  mountain;  and  ye  say 
that  in  Jerusalem  is  the  place  where  one 
must  worship. 

Jesus  saith  to  her: 

Woman,  believe  me,  the  hour  cometh  when 
neither  in  this  mountain  nor  in  Jerusalem 
shall  ye  worship  the  Father.  Ye  worship 
that  which  ye  know  not;  we  worship  that 
which  we  know;  for  salvation  is  from  the 
Jews.  But,  the  hour  cometh  and  now  is 
when  the  true  worshipers  shall  worship  the 
Father  in  spirit  and  in  truth;  for  such  the 
Father  also  seeketh  for  his  worshipers. 
God  is  a  spirit,  and  those  who  worship  him 
must  worship  in  spirit  and  truth. 

The  woman  saith  to  him,  I  know  that 
Messiah  cometh  (he  that  is  called  Christ)  ; 
when  he  is  come  he  will  tell  us  everything. 

Jesus  saith  to  her: 

/  that  speak  to  thee  am  he. 

Upon  this  came  his  disciples,  and  they 
marveled  that  he  talked  with  a  woman,  yet 
no  one  said,  What  seekest  thou?  or,  Why 
talkest  thou  with  her? 

The  woman  then  left  her  waterpot  and 
went  away  into  the  city  and  saith  to  the 
[6] 


people,  Come,  see  a  man  that  told  me  all 
things  that  ever  I  did ;  can  it  be  that  this  is 
the  Christ?  They  went  out  of  the  city  and 
were  coming  to  him.  Meanwhile  the  disci- 
ples begged  him,  saying,  Rabbi,  eat. 

But  he  said  to  them : 

J  have  food  to  eat  that  ye  know  not. 

The  disciples  therefore  said  one  to  an- 
other, Can  someone  have  brought  him  some- 
thing to  eat? 

Jesus  saith  to  them : 

My  food  is  to  do  the  will  of  him  that 
sent  me,  and  to  complete  his  work.  Are  ye 
not  saying,  There  are  yet  four  months  and 
then  cometh  the  harvest?  Behold,  I  say  to 
you,  Lift  your  eyes  and  look  on  the  fields, 
that  they  are  white  to  the  harvest  already. 
He  that  reapeth  receiveth  wages  and  gather- 
eth  fruit  unto  life  eternal ;  that  he  that  sow- 
eth  and  he  that  reapeth  may  rejoice  to- 
gether. For  in  this  is  the  saying  true,  One 
is  the  sower  and  another  the  reaper.  I  sent 
you  to  reap  that  whereon  ye  have  not  la- 
bored; others  have  labored  and  ye  are  en- 
tered upon  their  labor. 
John  4:7,  10,  13,  14,   16-18,  21-24,  26,  32,  34-38. 


[7] 


i  Gr.  irrrfrjt  spring. 
*  Gr.  wijyii. 

3  Gr.  <pp£ap,  well,  including  both  spring  and  sur 
rounding  stone-work. 
*■  Gr.  (ppcap. 
8  Gr.  Tryyii. 

Word  in  Eng.  is    (in  No.  5)   "spring" — rrtfyii  i 
Greek — same  word  as  (in  Nos.  1  and  2)  translated 
♦Veil." 


in 


[8] 


HI 
A  QUESTION  OF  CASTE 

As  Jesus  passed  by  he  saw  a  man  named 
Matthew  sitting  at  the  place  of  toll. 

And  Jesus  said  to  him: 

Follow  me. 

He  rose  up,  and  left  all,  and  followed 
him.  And  he  made  him  a  great  feast  in  his 
house.  And  as  they  were  at  table  many 
publicans  and  sinners  came  and  took  their 
places  with  Jesus  and  his  disciples,  for  there 
were  many,  and  they  followed  him.  But 
when  the  Pharisees  saw  it,  they  said  to  his 
disciples,  Why  eateth  your  Master  with 
publicans  and  sinners? 

Jesus,  hearing  it,  said: 

They  that  are  whole  have  no  need  of  a 
physician,  but  they  that  are  sick;  I  came 
not  to  call  the  righteous,  but  sinners. 

Mark  2:17. 


IV 


A  QUESTION  OF  TIMES  AND 
SEASONS 

Then  came  to  Jesus  the  disciples  of  John, 
saying,  Why  do  we  and  the  Pharisees  fast, 
but  thy  disciples  fast  not? 

And  Jesus  said  to  them: 

Can  the  sons  of  the  bridechamber  fast  in 

the  time  when  the  bridegroom  is  with  them? 

So  long  as  the  bridegroom  is  with  them  they 

cannot  fast.     But  the  days  will  come  when 

the  bridegroom  shall  be  taken  away  from 

them,  and  then  will  they  fast  in  that  day. 

Mark  2:19,  20. 


[10] 


THE  SABBATH  QUESTION 

It  came  to  pass  that  Jesus  was  going  on 
the  sabbath-day  through  the  grainfields; 
and  his  disciples  were  hungry  and  began  as 
they  went  to  pluck  the  ears  and  to  eat, 
rubbing  them  in  their  hands. 

The  Pharisees  said  to  him,  Behold  why  do 
they  on  the  sabbath-day  that  which  is  not 
lawful  ? 

And  he  said : 

Did  ye  never  read  what  David  did  when 
he  had  need  and  was  hungry  himself  and 
they  that  were  with  him?  How  he  entered 
into  the  house  of  God  when  Abiathar  was 
high  priest,  and  ate  the  shew-bread,  which 
is  not  lawful  to  eat  save  for  the  priests,  and 
gave  also  to  them  that  were  with  him? 
And  have  ye  not  read  in  the  law,  how  that 
on  the  sabbath-day  the  priests  in  the  temple 

[ii] 


profane    the    sabbath    and    are    guiltless? 

But  I  say  unto  you  that  something  greater 

than  the  temple  is  here.     If  ye  had  known 

what  this  meaneth,  I  will  have  mercy  and 

not  a  sacrifice,  ye  would  not  have  condemned 

the  guiltless.     And  he  said: 

The  sabbath  came  because  of  the  man, 

not  the  man  because  of  the  sabbath;  so  that 

the  Son  of  man  is  Lord  of  the  sabbath  also. 

Mark  2:25-28. 
Matt.  12:  3-8 


[1*] 


VI 

QUESTION  FROM  A  PRISON 

Now  when  John  in  prison  heard  of  the 
works  of  the  Christ,  he  called  two  of  his 
disciples  and  sent  to  the  Lord,  asking,  Art 
thou  the  Coming  One,  or  look  we  for  an- 
other ? 

Jesus  answered  and  said  to  them: 
Go  and  tell  John  the  things  which  ye 
hear  and  see:  the  blind  receive  their  sight, 
and  the  lame  walk,  the  lepers  are  cleansed, 
the  deaf  hear,  and  the  dead  are  raised  up, 
and  the  poor  have  good  news  brought  to 
them.  And  happy  is  he  who  shall  find  noth- 
ing to  offend  in  me. 

Matt.  11:4-6. 


[18] 


VII 
WHICH  WILL  LOVE  HIM  MOST? 

One  of  the  Pharisees  asked  Jesus  to  eat 
with  him.  And  he  entered  into  the  Phar- 
isee's house  and  reclined  at  table.  And  be- 
hold, a  woman  who  was  in  the  city,  a  sinner, 
when  she  knew  that  he  was  at  table  in  the 
Pharisee's  house  brought  an  alabaster  cruse 
of  ointment,  and  standing  behind  at  his  feet 
weeping,  she  began  to  wet  his  feet  with  tears 
and  wiped  them  with  the  hair  of  her  head, 
and  tenderly  kissed  his  feet  and  anointed 
them  with  the  ointment.  Seeing  this  the 
Pharisee  who  had  invited  him  said  to  him- 
self, This  man  if  he  were  a  prophet  would 
have  perceived  who  and  what  sort  of  a 
woman  this  is  that  touched  him,  that  she  is 
a  sinner. 

Jesus  answering  said  unto  him: 

Simon,  I  have  something  to  say  to  thee. 

And  he  said,  Master,  say  on. 
[U] 


A  certain  lender  had  two  debtors;  one 
owed  five  hundred  shillings  and  the  other 
fifty.  When  they  had  nothing  to  pay  with 
he  freely  forgave  them  both.  Which  of 
them  now  will  love  him  most? 

Simon  answering  said,  I  suppose  he  to 
whom  he  forgave  most. 

Jesus  said  to  him: 

Thou  hast  rightly  judged. 

And  turning  to  the  woman,  he  said  to 
Simon : 

Seest  thou  this  woman?  I  entered  into 
thy  house ;  thou  gavest  me  no  water  for  my 
feet,  but  she  has  wetted  my  feet  with  her 
tears  and  wiped  them  with  her  hair.  Thou 
gavest  me  no  kiss;  while  she  from  the  time 
I  came  in  has  not  ceased  to  kiss  my  feet. 
My  head  with  oil  thou  didst  not  anoint ;  but 
she  has  anointed  my  feet  with  ointment. 
For  this  reason  I  say  to  thee,  Her  sins — 
the  many — have  been  forgiven,  for  she  loved 
much;  but  he  to  whom  little  is  forgiven, 
he  loveth  little. 

And  he  said  to  the  woman : 

Thy  sins  have  been  forgiven;  thy  faith 

hath  saved  thee;  go  forth  into  peace. 

Luke  7:40-48,  50. 

[15] 


vm 

WHAT  MAY  THIS  PARABLE  BE? 

After  Jesus  had  spoken  the  parable  of 
the  sower,  his  disciples  came  to  him  and 
asked  him  what  this  parable  might  be. 

And  Jesus  said: 

Unto  you  it  is  given  to  know  the  mysteries 
of  the  kingdom  of  God;  but  to  the  rest  in 
parables ;  that  seeing  they  may  not  see,  and 
hearing  they  may  not  understand.  Now 
the  parable  is  this:  The  seed  is  the  word 
of  God.  Those  by  the  wayside  are  they 
that  have  heard;  then  cometh  the  devil  and 
taketh  away  the  word  from  their  heart  that 
they  may  not  believe  and  be  saved.  Those 
on  the  rock  are  they  who  when  they  have 
heard  receive  the  word  with  joy;  and  these 
have  no  root;  who  for  a  while  believe,  and 
in  time  of  temptation  fall  away.  And  that 
which  fell  among  the  thorns,  these  are  they 
[16] 


that  have  heard,  and  as  they  go  on  their 

way  they  are  choked  with  cares  and  riches 

and  pleasures  of  this  life,  and  bring  no  fruit 

to    perfection.     While    that    in    the    good 

ground,  these  are  such  as  in  an  honest  and 

good  heart,  having  heard  the  word  hold  it 

fast,  and  bring  forth  fruit  with  patience. 

Luke  8:10-15. 


[17] 


IX 


QUESTION  AS  TO  THE  MEANING  OF 

THE  PARABLE  OF  THE  TARES 

OF  THE  FIELD 

When  Jesus  left  the  multitudes  and  went 
into  the  house  his  disciples  came  to  him, 
asking  him  to  explain  to  them  the  parable 
of  the  tares  of  the  field. 

And  he  answered  and  said : 

He  that  soweth  the  good  seed  is  the  Son 
of  man,  and  the  field  is  the  world:  the  good 
seed,  these  are  the  sons  of  the  kingdom, 
and  the  tares  are  the  sons  of  evil ;  the  enemy 
that  sowed  them  is  the  devil;  the  harvest  is 
the  completion  of  the  age;  and  the  reapers 
are  angels.  As  therefore  the  tares  are 
gathered  up  and  burned  with  fire,  so  shall  it 
be  at  the  completion  of  the  age.  The  Son 
of  man  shall  send  forth  his  angels,  and  they 
shall  gather  out  of  his  kingdom  all  things 
[18] 


that  give  offence,  and  them  that  do  iniquity, 

and  shall  cast  them  into  the  furnace  of  fire ; 

there    shall   be   weeping    and    gnashing   of 

teeth.     Then  shall  the  righteous  shine  forth 

as  the  sun  in  the  kingdom  of  their  Father. 

Matt.  13:37-43. 


[19] 


QUESTION— A    CRY    THAT    WAKES 
THE  TIRED  SLEEPER 

As  Jesus  taught  by  the  seaside  a  very 
great  multitude  gathered  about  him,  so 
that  he  entered  into  a  boat  and  sat,  while  all 
the  multitudes  were  by  the  sea  on  the  land. 
And  with  many  parables  spake  he  the  word 
unto  them  as  they  were  able  to  hear  it,  and 
without  a  parable  spake  he  not  unto  them; 
and  privately  to  his  disciples  he  explained 
all  things.     And  when  even  was  come, 

He  saith  to  them : 

Let  us  go  over  to  the  other  side.  And 
leaving  the  multitude  they  take  him  away 
with  them  as  he  was  in  the  boat.  And 
other  boats  were  with  him.  And  there  came 
up  a  great  storm  of  wind  and  the  waves  beat 
into  the  boat  so  that  it  was  already  filling. 
And  he  himself  was  in  the  stern  asleep  on 
[20] 


the  cushion;  and  they  wake  him  and  say  to 
him,  Master,  carest  thou  not  that  we 
perish  ? 

And  he  awoke,  and  rebuked  the  wind  and 
said  to  the  sea, 

Hush,  be  still. 

And  the  wind  ceased  and  there  was  a 
great  calm. 

And  he  said  to  them : 

Why  are  ye  fearful?     Have  ye  not  yet 

faith? 

Mark  4:35,  39,  40. 


[21] 


XI 

WHAT  SHALL  WE  DO  TO  WORK  THE 
WORKS  OF  GOD? 

On  the  morrow  after  the  feeding  of  the 
five  thousand  the  multitude  sought  for 
Jesus,  and  when  they  found  him  on  the  other 
side  of  the  sea,  they  said  to  him,  Rabbi, 
when  earnest  thou  hither? 

Jesus  answered  them  and  said: 
Verily,  verily,  I  say  to  you,  Ye  seek  me, 
not  because  ye  saw  signs  but  because  ye  ate 
of  the  loaves  and  were  filled.  Work  not  for 
the  food  which  perisheth,  but  for  the  food 
which  remaineth  unto  eternal  life,  which  the 
Son  of  man  shall  give  you;  for  him  the 
Father,  God,  hath  sealed. 

They  said  therefore  unto  him,  What  shall 
we  do  to  work  the  works  of  God? 
Jesus  answered  and  said  to  them: 
This  is  the  work  of  God,  that  ye  believe 
on  him  whom  he  hath  sent. 

John  6:26,  27,  28. 


XII 
WHAT  DOST  THOU  WORK? 

They  said  therefore  to  Jesus,  What  then 
doest  thou  for  a  sign,  that  we  may  see  and 
believe  thee?  What  dost  thou  work? 
Our  fathers  ate  the  manna  in  the  wilderness ; 
as  it  is  written,  He  gave  them  bread  from 
heaven  to  eat. 

Jesus  said  to  them : 

It  was  not  Moses  that  gave  you  that 
bread  from  heaven;  but  my  Father  giveth 
you  the  bread  from  heaven — the  real  bread. 
For  the  bread  of  God  is  that  coming  down 
from  heaven,  and  giving  life  to  the  world. 

They  said  then  unto  him,  Lord,  give  us 
always  this  bread. 

Jesus  said  to  them : 

/  am  the  bread  of  life ;  he  that  cometh  to 
me  shall  not  hunger,  and  he  that  believeth 
on  me  shall  never  thirst.  But,  I  said  to 
[23] 


you  that  ye  have  seen  me  and  yet  believe 
not.  All  that  which  the  Father  giveth  me 
shall  come  unto  me,  and  him  that  cometh 
unto  me  I  will  not  reject. 

John  6:31-33,  35-37. 


[*4] 


XIII 
QUESTION  OF  THE  TRADITIONISTS 

There  come  to  Jesus  from  Jerusalem 
Pharisees  and  scribes,  saying,  Why  do  thy 
disciples  transgress  the  tradition  of  the  eld- 
ers, for  they  wash  not  their  hands  when 
they  eat  bread. 

Jesus  answered  them: 

And  why  do  ye  transgress  the  command 
of  God  through  your  tradition?  For  God 
said,  Honor  thy  father  and  thy  mother; 
and,  He  that  revileth  father  or  mother,  let 
him  die  the  death.  While  ye  say,  Whoso- 
ever shall  say  to  his  father  or  his  mother, 
That  wherewith  thou  mightest  have  been 
helped  by  me  is  Corban  (devoted  to  God)  he 
shall  not  honor  his  father  or  his  mother. 
And  ye  have  made  void  the  word  of  God 
through  your  tradition.  Hypocrites,  well 
did  Isaiah  prophecy  of  you,  saying, 
[25] 


This  people  honoreth  me  with  the  lips ; 

But  their  heart  is  far  from  me. 

But  in  vain  do  they  worship  me, 

Teaching  for  doctrines  the  command- 
ments of  men. 

And  he  called  to  him  the  multitudes  and 
said  to  them: 

Hear  and  understand;  Not  that  which 
entereth  into  the  mouth  defileth  the  man; 
but  that  which  proceedeth  forth  from  the 
mouth,  this  defileth  the  man. 

Then  came  the  disciples  and  said  to  him, 
Knowest  thou  that  the  Pharisees  were  of- 
fended when  they  heard  this  saying? 

And  he  answered  and  said: 

Every  plant  which  has  not  been  planted 
by  my  Heavenly  Father  shall  be  rooted  up. 
Let  them  alone;  they  are  blind  guides. 
And  if  the  blind  guide  the  blind,  both  shall 
fall  into  a  pit. 

Peter  answered  and  said  to  him,  Declare 
to  us  the  parable. 

And  Jesus  said : 

Are  ye  also  even  yet  without  understand- 
ing? 

Perceive  ye  not  that  all  that  goes  into 
the  mouth  passes  into  the  belly  and  is  cast 

[S6] 


out  into  the  draught?  But  the  things  that 
proceed  forth  from  the  mouth  come  forth 
out  of  the  heart;  and  those  defile  the  man. 
For  out  of  the  heart  come  forth  evil 
thoughts,  murders,  adulteries,  fornication, 
thefts,  false  witness,  railings;  these  are  the 
things  which  defile  the  man ;  but  to  eat  with 
unwashed  hands  defileth  not  the  man. 

Matt.   15:2-20. 


[27] 


XIV 

HEAVEN-BORN  WIT  BRINGS  THE 
HEAVENLY  BLESSING 

Jesus  went  away  into  the  borders  of  Tyre 
and  Sidon.  And  he  entered  into  a  house 
and  would  have  no  one  know  it;  and  he 
could  not  be  hid:  for  straightway  a  woman, 
whose  little  daughter  had  an  unclean  spirit, 
having  heard  of  him,  came  and  fell  down 
at  his  feet:  the  woman  was  a  Greek,  a 
Syrophenician  by  race.  And  she  cried 
unto  him,  saying,  Have  mercy  on  me,  O 
Lord,  thou  son  of  David;  my  daughter  is 
grievously  vexed  with  a  demon. 

But  he  answered  her  not  a  word. 

And  his  disciples  came  and  besought  him, 
saying,  Send  her  away,  for  she  crieth  after 
us. 

But  he  answered  and  said: 

I  was  not  sent  but  unto  the  sheep, — the 
lost  ones — of  the  house  of  Israel. 
[28] 


Then  came  she  and  worshiped  him,  say- 
ing, Lord  help  me ! 

And  he  said  to  her: 

Let  the  children  first  be  filled ;  for  it  is  not 
good  to  take  the  children's  bread  and  throw 
it  to  the  dogs. 

And  she  said,  yes,  Lord,  and  the  dogs  un- 
der the  table  eat  of  the  children's  crumbs. 

Then  answered  Jesus  and  said  to  her: 

O  woman,  great  is  thy  faith;  be  it  unto 
thee  as  thou  wilt.  For  this  word  go  thy 
way;  the  demon  is  gone  out  of  thy  daugh- 
ter. 

Matt.   15:24,  26,  28. 
Mark  7:27,  29. 


Lsy 


XV 

WHO  DO  MEN  SAY  THAT  THE  SON 
OF  MAN  IS? 

And  it  came  to  pass  as  he  was  praying 
apart,  the  disciples  were  with  him. 

And  he  asked  them,  saying: 

Who  do  men  say  that  the  Son  of  man  is  ? 

And  they  answered,  Some  say,  John  the 
Baptist;  some,  Elijah;  and  others,  Jere- 
miah, or  one  of  the  prophets. 

He  said  to  them: 

And  ye,  who  say  ye  that  I  am? 

And  Simon  Peter  answering  said,  Thou 
art  the  Christ  the  Son  of  God — the  living 
God. 

Jesus  answered  and  said  to  him : 

Blessed  art  thou,  Simon  Bariona  (Simon, 
son  of  John)  ;  for  flesh  and  blood  hath  not 
revealed  it  to  thee,  but  my  Father  who  is  in 
Heaven  (rots  ovpavols,  in  the  heavens). 

Matt.  16:13,  15,  17. 

[30] 


XVI 
IF  THOU  CANST 

On  the  morrow  after  the  transfiguration, 
when  Jesus,  with  Peter  and  James  and  John, 
came  down  from  the  mountain  to  the  other 
disciples,  they  saw  a  great  multitude  about 
them  and  scribes  disputing  with  them. 

And  Jesus  asked  them: 

What  are  ye  disputing  with  them? 

And  one  of  the  multitude  came  to  him 
and  kneeling  said,  Master,  I  brought  unto 
thee  my  son  who  hath  a  dumb  spirit,  and 
wherever  it  taketh  him  it  dasheth  him  down, 
and  he  grindeth  his  teeth  and  pineth  away ; 
and  I  spake  to  thy  disciples  that  they  should 
cast  it  out  and  they  had  not  the  power. 

Jesus  answered  and  said: 

O  faithless  generation,  how  long  shall  I 
be  with  you?     How  long  shall  I  bear  with 
you?     Bring  him  unto  me. 
[81] 


And  as  he  was  yet  coming  the  demon 
dashed  him  down  and  tare  him  grievously. 

Jesus  asked  his  father: 

How  long  is  it  that  this  has  been  upon 
him? 

And  he  said,  From  a  child.  And  oft- 
times  it  has  cast  him  into  the  fire  and  into 
the  waters  to  destroy  him;  but,  if  thou 
canst  at  all,  help  us !     Have  pity  on  us ! 

Jesus  said  to  him: 

That  "If  thou  canst"!  All  things  can 
be  to  him  that  believeth. 

Straightway  the  father  of  the  child  cried, 
I  believe;  help  my  unbelief. 

And  Jesus  rebuked  the  unclean  spirit  and 
healed  the  boy  and  gave  him  back  to  his 
father.  And  they  were  all  astonished  at  the 
majesty  of  God. 

And  when  he  was  come  into  the  house,  his 
disciples  asked  him  privately,  For  what  rea- 
son were  we  not  able  to  cast  it  out? 

Jesus  saith  unto  them: 

By  reason  of  your  little  faith.  For 
verily  I  say  to  you,  if  ye  have  faith  as  a 
grain  of  mustard  seed  ye  shall  say  to  this 
mountain,  Remove  hence  to  yonder  place, 
and  it  shall  remove;  and  nothing  shall  be 
[32] 


impossible  to  you.     And  this  kind  goes  not 

out  except  with  prayer. 

Mark  9:16,  19,  21,  23,  29. 
Matt.  17:20. 


L3S] 


XVII 
WHO  IS  THE  GREATEST? 

And  they  came  to  Capernaum;  and  when 
he  was  come  into  the  house  Jesus  asked 
them: 

What  were  ye  discussing  on  the  way? 

And  they  were  silent;  for  on  the  way  the 
question  had  come  up  as  to  which  of  them 
was  the  greatest. 

And  he  sat  down  and  called  the  twelve 
and  said  to  them : 

If  any  one  would  be  first  he  shall  be  last 
of  all  and  servant  of  all.  And  he  called  a 
little  child  and  set  him  by  his  side  and  said : 

Verily  I  say  unto  you,  Except  ye  turn 
and  become  as  little  children,  ye  shall  by  no 
means  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  Heaven.1 
Whosoever  therefore  shall  make  himself 
lowly  as  this  little  child,  he  shall  be  greatest 
in  the  kingdom  of  Heaven.2 
[34] 


And  taking  him  into  his  arms  he  saith  to 
them: 

Whoso  shall  receive  one  such  little  child 
in  my  name  receiveth  me ;  and  whosoever  re- 
ceiveth  me  receiveth  not  me,  but  him  that 
sent  me.  For  the  one  who  is  now  least 
among  you  all,  this  one  is  great. 

And  Jesus  said  to  them: 

See  to  it  that  ye  despise  not  one  of  these 
little  ones,  for  I  say  to  you  that  in  heaven  8 
their  angels  do  always  look  upon  the  face  of 
my  Father  who  is  in  Heaven.4 

Throughout  the  Gospels  the  Greek  makes  a 
distinction  in  the  use  of  the  word  for  "heaven." 
Where  heaven  is  spoken  of  as  a  place  merely,  the 
word  is  found  in  the  singular  number,  but  when  as 
the  abode  of  God  and  the  blessed  the  plural  is 
used.  This  passage  affords  a  good  illustration.  In 
these  pages  the  plural  form  of  the  Greek  is  indi- 
cated by  capitalizing  the  word. 
Mark  9:33,  35,  37.     Matt.  18:3,  4,  10.     Luke  9:48. 

1  twv  ovpavujv. 

2  Tuv  ovpavwv. 
8  ry  ovpavu. 

4  oiipavols. 


[35] 


XVIII 

HOW  MANY  TIMES  SHALL  I  FOR- 
GIVE? 

Then  came  Peter  to  him  and  said,  Lord, 
how  many  times  shall  my  brother  sin  against 
me  and  I  forgive  him?     Until  seven  times? 

Jesus  saith  to  him: 

I  say  not  to  thee,  Until  seven  times ;  but 
until  seventy  times  seven. 

Again  Jesus  said  to  his  disciples : 

Take  heed  to  yourselves;  if  thy  brother 

sin,  rebuke  him;  and  if  he  repent,  forgive 

him.     And    if    he    sin    against    thee    seven 

times  in  the  day,  and  seven  times  turn  to 

thee,   saying,   I   repent,  thou   shalt   forgive 

him. 

Matt.  18:22. 
Luke  17:3,  4. 


[36] 


XIX 
WHO  PAYS  TRIBUTE? 

When  they  were  come  to  Capernaum,  they 
that  received  the  half-shekel  came  to  Peter, 
and  said,  Does  not  your  master  pay  the 
half-shekel?     He  said,  Yes. 

And  when  he  came  into  the  house,  Jesus 
spake  first,  saying: 

How  seems  it  to  thee,  Simon?  The 
kings  of  the  earth,  from  whom  do  they 
receive  toll  or  tribute?  From  their  sons, 
or  from  those  of  another  country?  Peter 
said,  From  those  of  another  country. 

Jesus  said  to  him: 

Then  are  the  sons  free.  But  that  we 
may  not  offend  them,  go  to  the  sea,  cast  a 
hook,  and  take  out  the  fish  that  first  comes 
up;  and  when  thou  hast  opened  his  mouth, 
thou  shalt  find  a  shekel;  that  take  and  give 
to  them,  for  me  and  thee. 

Matt.  17:25-27. 

[37] 


XX 

WHERE  ARE  THE  NINE? 

It  came  to  pass  as  they  were  on  the  way 
to  Jerusalem,  that  he  was  passing  along  the 
borders  of  Samaria  and  Galilee.  And  as 
he  entered  into  a  certain  village  there  met 
him  ten  men  that  were  lepers,  who  stood  far 
off,  and  lifted  up  their  voice  saying,  Jesus, 
Master,  take  pity  on  us! 

And  when  he  saw  them  he  said  to  them: 

Go  and  show  yourselves  to  the  priests. 

And  it  came  to  pass  that  as  they  went 
they  were  cleansed. 

And  one  of  them  when  he  saw  that  he  was 
healed  turned  back,  with  a  loud  voice  glori- 
fying God,  and  fell  upon  his  face  at  Jesus' 
feet,  giving  him  thanks;  and  he  was  a 
Samaritan. 

And  Jesus  answering  said: 

Were  not  the  ten  cleansed?  Where  are 
[38] 


the  nine?  Were  there  none  found  to  turn 
back  to  give  glory  to  God  except  this  one 
of  another  race? 

And  he  said  to  him: 

Rise  and  go  on  thy  way;  thy  faith  hath 

saved  thee. 

Luke  17:14,  17-19. 


[39] 


XXI 

WHAT  IT  MEANS  TO  FOLLOW 
JESUS 

It  came  to  pass  as  they  were  on  the  road  a 
certain  scribe  came  up  to  him  and  said,  I 
will  follow  thee  wherever  thou  goest. 

Jesus  saith  to  him : 

The  foxes  have  holes,  and  the  birds  of  the 
heaven  their  nests,  while  the  Son  of  man 
hath  not  where  he  may  rest  his  head. 

To  another  Jesus  said: 

Follow  me. 

And  he  said,  Lord,  give  me  leave  first  to 
honor  my  father's  funeral. 

Jesus  said: 

Leave  the  dead  to  honor  the  funeral  of 
their  own  dead;  but  do  thou  go  and  pro- 
claim the  kingdom  of  God. 

Another    also    said,    I   will    follow    thee, 
Lord;  but  first  give  me  leave  to  bid  fare- 
well to  those  of  my  house. 
[40] 


To  him  Jesus  said: 

No  one  having  put  his  hand  to  the  plough 
and  looking  behind  him  is  the  man  for  the 
kingdom  of  God. 

Matt.  8:20,  22. 
Luke  9:58-60,  62. 


[41] 


XXII 
AND  WHO  IS  MY  NEIGHBOR? 

At  one  time  a  certain  lawyer  stood  up 
and  made  trial  of  Jesus,  saying,  Master, 
what  shall  I  do  to  inherit  eternal  life? 

And  Jesus  said  unto  him : 

What  is  written  in  the  law?  How 
readest  thou? 

He  answering  said,  Thou  shalt  love  the 
Lord  thy  God  with  thy  whole  heart,  and 
with  thy  whole  soul,  and  with  thy  whole 
strength,  and  with  thy  whole  mind ;  and  thy 
neighbor  as  thyself. 

Jesus  said  to  him: 

Thou  hast  answered  rightly,  this  do  and 
thou  shalt  live. 

But  he,  wishing  to  justify  himself,  said 
unto  Jesus,  And  who  is  my  neighbor? 

Jesus  made  answer  and  said: 

A  certain  man  was  going  down  from 
Jerusalem  to  Jericho;   and  he   fell  among 


robbers  who  stripped  him  and  beat  him,  and 
departed  leaving  him  half  dead.  And  by- 
chance  a  certain  priest  was  going  down  that 
way;  and  when  he  saw  him,  he  passed  by 
on  the  other  side.  In  like  manner  a  Levite 
also  when  at  the  spot  came  and  looked,  and 
passed  by  on  the  other  side.  But  a  cer- 
tain Samaritan  as  he  journeyed  came  where 
he  was,  and  seeing  him  was  moved  with  com- 
passion, and  came  to  him,  and  bound  up  his 
wounds,  pouring  on  them  oil  and  wine;  and 
he  set  him  on  his  own  beast,  and  brought 
him  to  an  inn,  and  took  care  of  him.  And 
on  the  morrow  he  took  out  two  shillings 
and  gave  to  the  host,  and  said,  Take  care 
of  him;  and  whatever  thou  spendest  more, 
I  on  my  return  will  repay  thee.  Which  of 
these  three  thinkest  thou  was  neighbor  to 
him  that  fell  among  the  robbers? 

And  he  said,  He  that  took  pity  on  him. 

Then  said  Jesus  to  him: 

Go,  and  do  thou  likewise. 

Luke  10:26,  28,  30-37. 


[43] 


XXIII 

WHOSE  IS  THE  GOOD  PORTION? 

As  they  went  on  their  way  Jesus  entered 
into  a  certain  village;  and  a  certain  woman 
named  Martha  received  him  into  her  house. 
And  she  had  a  sister  named  Mary,  who  also 
sat  at  the  Lord's  feet,  and  heard  his  word. 
But  Martha  was  distracted  with  much  serv- 
ing; and  she  came  up  to  Jesus,  and  said, 
Lord,  carest  thou  not  that  my  sister  has  left 
me  to  serve  alone?  Speak  to  her  therefore 
that  she  come  and  help  me. 

Jesus  answered  and  said  to  her : 
Martha,  Martha,  thou  art  anxious  and 
troubled  about  many  things;  while  of  one 
only  there  is  need;  and  Mary  has  chosen 
for  herself  the  good  portion,  that  which 
shall  never  be  taken  from  her. 

Luke  10:41,  4,2. 


[44] 


XXIV 
LORD,  TEACH  US  TO  PRAY 

And  it  came  to  pass  as  Jesus  was  praying 
in  a  certain  place,  that  when  he  ceased  one 
of  his  disciples  said  unto  him,  Lord,  teach 
us  to  pray,  even  as  John  also  taught  his  dis- 
ciples. 

And  he  said  to  them : 

When  ye  pray  say, 

Father,  Hallowed  be  Thy  name : 

Thy  kingdom  come: 

Give  us  day  by  day  our  daily  bread: 

And  forgive  us  our  sins,  for  we  also  for- 
give every  one  that  is  indebted  to  us : 

And  bring  us  not  into  temptation. 

Luke  11:2-4. 


[«] 


XXV 

WHOSE  WAS  THE  SIN? 

As  Jesus  was  passing  by  he  saw  a  man 
blind  from  his  birth.  His  disciples  asked 
him,  Rabbi,  who  sinned,  this  man  or  his  par- 
ents, that  he  should  be  born  blind? 

Jesus  answered: 

Neither  did  this  man  sin,  nor  his  parents 
but,  that  the  works  of  God  should  be  made 
manifest  in  him.  I  must  work  the  work  of 
him  that  sent  me  while  it  is  day;  the  night 
cometh  when  no  one  can  work.  So  long  as 
I  am  in  the  world,  I  am  the  light  of  the 
world. 

Having  thus  spoken,  he  spat  on  the 
ground,  and  made  clay  from  the  spittle, 
and  spread  the  clay  upon  his  eyes,  and  said 
to  him : 

Go  wash  in  the  pool  of  Siloam  (which  is 
by    interpretation,    One    Sent).     He   went, 
therefore,  and  washed,  and  came  seeing. 
[46] 


Because  it  was  on  the  Sabbath  that  the 
clay  was  made  and  the  eyes  of  the  blind 
man  were  opened,  the  Pharisees  found  in 
this  an  occasion  of  offense  in  Jesus,  and 
they  cast  the  man  out  of  the  synagogue. 

Jesus  heard  that  they  had  excommuni- 
cated him,  and  finding  him,  he  said: 

Dost  thou  believe  on  the  Son  of  God? 

He  answered,  And  who  is  he,  Lord,  that 
I  may  believe  on  him? 

Jesus  said  to  him: 

Thou  hast  both  seen  him,  and  it  is  he  that 
is  speaking  with  thee. 

And  he  said,  I  believe,  Lord,  and  he  wor- 
shipped him. 

John  9:3-5,  7,  35,  37. 


[47] 


XXVI 

HOW  LONG  DOST  THOU  KEEP  US  IN 
SUSPENSE? 

It  was  the  feast  of  the  dedication  at 
Jerusalem:  it  was  winter;  and  Jesus  was 
walking  1  in  the  temple,  in  Solomon's  porch. 
The  Jews  therefore  came  round  about  him, 
and  said  to  him,  How  long  dost  thou  keep 
us  in  suspense?  If  thou  art  the  Christ,  tell 
us  plainly. 

Jesus  answered  them : 

I  told  you  and  ye  believed  not ;  the  works 
that  I  do  in  my  Father's  name,  these  bear 
witness  of  me.  But  ye  believe  not  because 
ye  are  not  of  my  sheep.  The  sheep — my 
sheep — hear  my  voice,  and  /  know  them, 
and  they  follow  me ;  and  /  give  to  them  eter- 
nal life;  and  they  shall  never  perish  and  no 
one  shall  snatch  them  out  of  my  hand.  My 
Father,  who  hath  given  them  to  me,  is 
greater  than  all,  and  no  one  is  able  to  snatch 
[48] 


them  out  of  the  Father's  hand.     I  and  the 

Father  are  one. 

John  10:25-30. 
iGr.    Tepieirdret,    teaching    or    discoursing    while 
walking. 


[49J 


XXVII 

IN  WHAT  DOES  THE  ABUNDANCE 
OF  A  MAN'S  LIFE  NOT  CONSIST? 

At  one  time  when  a  great  multitude  had 
gathered  about  Jesus  to  hear  his  teachings, 
one  out  of  the  crowd  said  to  him, 

Master,  speak  to  my  brother  that  he  di- 
vide the  inheritance  with  me. 

But  Jesus  said  to  him: 

Man,  who  appointed  me  a  judge  or  a  di- 
vider over  you? 

And  he  said  unto  them : 

Take  heed  and  keep  yourselves  from  all 
greed;  for  one's  life  consisteth  not  in  the 
abundance  of  his  possessions. 

Luke  12:14,  15. 


[50] 


XXVIII 
ARE  THE  SAVED  FEW? 

And  one  asked  Jesus,  Lord,  are  the  saved 
few? 

And  Jesus  said  unto  them: 

Strive  to  enter  in  through  the  narrow 
door,  for  many,  I  say  unto  you,  shall  seek 
to  enter  and  shall  not  prevail.  When  once 
the  master  of  the  house  has  risen  up,  and 
has  closed  the  door,  and  ye  begin  to  stand 
without  and  to  knock  at  the  door,  saying, 
Lord,  open  to  us,  and  he  shall  answer  and 
say  to  you,  I  know  not  whence  ye  are,  then 
shall  ye  begin  to  say,  We  ate  and  drank  in 
thy  presence,  and  thou  hast  taught  in  our 
streets.  And  he  shall  say:  I  say  to  you  I 
know  not  whence  ye  are;  depart  from  me, 
all  ye  workers  of  iniquity.  There  shall  be 
weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth  when  ye  shall 
see  Abraham  and  Isaac  and  Jacob  and  all 
the  prophets  in  the  kingdom  of  God,  but 
[51] 


yourselves  cast  out.  And  they  shall  come 
from  the  east  and  west,  and  from  the  north 
and  south,  and  shall  recline  at  the  feast  in 
the  kingdom  of  God.  And  behold,  there 
are  last  who  shall  be  first,  and  there  are  first 
who  shall  be  last. 

Luke  13:24-30. 


[52] 


XXIX 

WHEN  COMETH  THE  KINGDOM  OF 
GOD? 

Being  asked  by  the  Pharisees,  When  com- 
eth  the  kingdom  of  God? 

Jesus  answered  them  and  said: 

The  kingdom   of  God   cometh  not   with 

observation ;  neither  shall  they  say,  Lo  here ! 

or  Lo  there !  for  behold  the  kingdom  of  God 

is  within  you. 

Luke  17:20,  31. 


[53] 


XXX 

THE  QUESTION  OF  DIVORCE 

There  came  to  Jesus  Pharisees,  trying 
him,  and  saying,  Is  it  lawful  for  a  man  to 
put  away  his  wife  for  every  cause? 

And  he  answered  and  said: 

Have  ye  not  read  that  he  who  made  them 
from  the  beginning  made  them  male  and  fe- 
male, and  said,  For  this  cause  shall  a  man 
leave  father  and  mother  and  cleave  to  his 
wife,  and  the  two  shall  become  one  flesh? 
So  that  they  are  no  longer  two,  but  one  flesh. 
What  therefore  God  hath  joined  together 
let  no  man  put  asunder. 

They  say  to  him,  Why  then  did  Moses 
command  to  give  a  bill  of  divorcement  and 
to  put  her  away? 

He  saith  to  them : 

Moses  for  your  hardness  of  heart  per- 
mitted you  to  put  away  your  wives;  but  it 
hath  not  been  so  from  the  beginning.  And 
[54] 


I  say  to  you,  Whosoever  shall  put  away  his 
wife  except  for  fornication,  and  shall  marry 
another,  committeth  adultery;  and  he  that 
marrieth  her  that  is  put  away  committeth 
adultery. 

And  he  said: 

If  a  woman  put  away  her  husband  and 
marry  another  she  committeth  adultery. 

Matt.  19:4-9. 


[55] 


XXXI 

BRINGING  THEIR  LITTLE  ONES  TO 
JESUS 

Then  they  brought  unto  him  also  their 
babes,  that  he  should  put  his  hands  on  them 
and  pray;  and  his  disciples  rebuked  them. 

But  when  Jesus  saw  it  he  was  displeased 
and  said  unto  them: 

Suffer  the  little  children  to  come  unto  me, 

and  forbid  them  not,   for  of   such  is   the 

kingdom  of  Heaven.     And  he  took  them  in 

his  arms  and  laid  his  hands  upon  them  and 

blessed  them. 

Matt.  19:14. 
Mark  10:14. 


[56] 


XXXII 
WHAT  LACK  I  YET? 

As  Jesus  was  going  forth  on  his  way  a 
certain  ruler  ran  up  to  him,  and  kneeling 
asked  him,  Good  Master,  what  good  thing 
shall  I  do  that  I  may  have  eternal  life? 

Jesus  said  to  him: 

Why  callest  thou  me  good?  No  one  is 
good  but  one — God  alone.  If  thou  wouldst 
enter  into  life  keep  the  commandments. 

He  said,  Which? 

Jesus  said: 

Thou  shalt  not  kill,  thou  shalt  not  com- 
mit adultery,  Thou  shalt  not  bear  false 
witness,  Honor  thy  father  and  thy  mother; 
and,  Thou  shalt  love  they  neighbor  as  thy- 
self. 

The  young  man  said  to  him,  All  these 
have  I  observed  from  my  youth;  what  lack 
I  yet? 

And  Jesus  looking  upon  him,  loved  him, 
and  he  said  to  him : 

[57] 


If  thou  wouldst  be  perfect,  go,  sell  all 
that  thou  hast  and  give  to  the  poor,  and 
thou  shalt  have  treasure  in  Heaven;  and 
come,  follow  me. 

When  the  young  man  heard  that  word, 
his  countenance  fell,  and  he  went  away  sor- 
rowful, for  he  was  one  that  had  great  pos- 
sessions. 

And  Jesus  said  to  his  disciples : 

Verily  I  say  to  you,  A  rich  man  finds  it 
hard  to  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  Heaven. 

And  the  disciples  were  amazed  at  his 
words : 

And  Jesus  answered  and  said  to  them : 

Children,  how  hard  is  it  for  them  that 
put  their  trust  in  riches  to  enter  into  the 
kingdom  of  God.  It  is  easier  for  a  camel 
to  go  through  a  needle's  eye,  than  for  a  rich 
man  to  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God. 

And  they  were  astonished  exceedingly, 
saying,  Then  who  can  be  saved? 

Jesus  looking  upon  them,  said: 

With  men  it  is  impossible,  but  not  with 

God,  for  with  God  all  things  are  possible. 

Matt.   19:17-19,   21-23,  24-26. 

Mark  10:18,  19,  21,  23-25,  27. 

Luke  18:19,  20,  22,  24,  25,  27. 

[58] 


XXXIII 
WHAT  THEN  SHALL  WE  HAVE? 

Then  answered  Peter  and  said  to  him, 
Behold  we  have  left  all  and  followed  thee; 
what  then  shall  we  have? 

And  Jesus  said  to  them: 

Verily  I  say  to  you,  that  in  the  new  gen- 
eration when  the  Son  of  man  shall  sit  on  the 
throne  of  his  glory  ye  who  have  followed 
me,  ye  also  shall  sit  upon  twelve  thrones, 
judging  the  twelve  tribes  of  Israel.  And 
every  one  that  hath  left  houses,  or  broth- 
ers, or  sisters,  or  father,  or  mother,  or  chil- 
dren, or  lands,  for  my  sake,  and  for  the 
sake  of  the  gospel,  shall  receive  a  hundred- 
fold now  in  this  time,  houses,  and  brothers, 
and  sisters,  and  mothers,  and  children,  and 
lands,  with  persecutions,  and  in  the  coming 
age  eternal  life. 


Matt.  19:28-30. 
Mark  10:29-31. 


[59] 


XXXIV 

WHOSE  SHALL  BE  THE  SEATS  OF 

HONOR  IN  THE  COMING 

KINGDOM? 

And  there  came  to  Jesus  the  mother  of 
the  sons  of  Zebedee  with  her  sons,  James 
and  John,  worshipping  and  asking  a  certain 
thing  of  him. 

And  he  said  to  her : 

What  wouldst  thou  have? 

She  saith  to  him,  Say  that  these  my  two 
sons  may  sit,  one  on  thy  right  hand,  and 
one  on  thy  left,  in  thy  kingdom. 

But  Jesus  answered  and  said : 

Ye  know  not  what  ye  ask.  Are  ye  able 
to  drink  the  cup  that  I  am  about  to  drink, 
and  to  be  baptized  with  the  baptism  that  I 
am  baptized  with? 

They  say  to  him,  We  are  able. 

Jesus  saith  to  them : 

The  cup  /  drink  ye  shall  drink,  and  with 
[60] 


the  baptism  that  /  am  baptized  with  shall 

ye  be  baptized ;  but  to  sit  on  my  right  hand 

and  on  my  left  is  not  mine  to  give,  but  is  for 

those  for  whom  it  hath  been  prepared  by  my 

Father. 

Matt.  20:21,  22,  23. 
Mark  10:36,  38,  39,  40. 


[61] 


XXXV 

A  NEW-MADE  SON  OF  ABRAHAM 

As  Jesus  was  passing  through  Jericho,  a 
man  named  Zacchaeus,  a  chief  publican,  and 
rich,  sought  to  see  Jesus,  who  he  was ;  and 
could  not  for  the  crowd,  because  he  was  lit- 
tle of  stature.  And  he  ran  on  before  and 
climbed  up  into  a  sycamore  tree  to  see  him, 
for  he  was  to  pass  that  way. 

And  when  Jesus  came  to  the  place  he 
looked  up  and  said  unto  him : 

Zacchaeus,  make  haste  and  come  down ; 
for  to-day  I  must  stay  at  thy  house. 

And  he  made  haste  and  came  down  and 
received  him  joyfully. 

And  when  they  saw  it  they  all  murmured, 
saying,  He  is  gone  to  be  guest  with  a  man 
that  is  a  sinner. 

Zacchaeus  stood  and  said  unto  the  Lord, 
Behold,  the  half  of  my  possessions,  Lord, 
I  give  to  the  poor ;  and  if  I  have  wrongfully 
[62] 


exacted  aught  of  any  one,  I  restore  four- 
fold. 

Then  said  Jesus  unto  him: 

To-daj  has  salvation  come  to  this  house, 
forasmuch  as  he  himself  is  a  son  of  Abra- 
ham. For  the  Son  of  man  came  to  seek 
and  to  save  what  had  been  lost. 

Luke  19:5,  9. 


[63] 


XXXVI 

WHY  THIS  WASTE? 

Six  days  before  the  passover  Jesus  came 
to  Bethany,  where  Lazarus  was  whom  he 
had  raised  from  the  dead.  They  made  him 
therefore  a  supper  there,  and  Martha 
served,  while  Lazarus  was  one  of  those  at 
the  table  with  him. 

Then  brought  Mary  an  alabaster  cruse 
of  pure  nard,  very  costly,  and  breaking  the 
cruse  she  poured  it  upon  the  head  of  Jesus, 
and  anointed  his  feet  and  wiped  them  with 
her  hair;  and  the  house  was  filled  with  the 
odor  of  the  ointment.  At  this  some  of  the 
disciples  were  displeased,  and  one  of  them, 
Judas  Iscariot,  who  was  about  to  betray  him, 
said,  Why  was  not  this  ointment  sold  for 
three  hundred  shillings  and  given  to  the 
poor?  This  he  said,  not  because  he  cared 
for  the  poor,  but  because  he  was  a  thief  and 
having  the  box  took  away  what  was  put  in 
it. 

m 


But  Jesus  said : 

Permit  her.  Why  trouble  ye  her?  She 
hath  wrought  a  good  work  on  me.  For 
the  poor  ye  have  always  with  you  and  when- 
soever ye  will  ye  can  do  them  good;  but  me 
ye  have  not  always.  She  hath  done  what 
was  in  her  power;  she  hath  anticipated  my 
burial,  and  anointed  my  body  beforehand. 
Verily  I  say  to  you,  Wherever  the  Gospel 
shall  be  preached  throughout  the  whole 
world  that  also  which  she  hath  done  shall 

be  told  for  a  memorial  of  her. 

Matt.  26:10-13. 
Mark  14:6-9. 


[65] 


XXXVII 

IS  IT  LAWFUL  TO  GIVE  TRIBUTE 
TO  CJESAR  OR  NOT? 

Then  went  the  Pharisees  and  took  counsel 
how  they  might  ensnare  Jesus  in  his  talk, 
so  as  to  deliver  him  up  to  the  power  and 
authority  of  the  governor.  And  they  send 
to  him  their  disciples,  with  the  Herodians, 
saying,  Master,  we  know  that  thou  art  true, 
and  teachest  the  way  of  God  in  truth,  and 
carest  not  for  any  one;  for  thou  regardest 
not  the  person  of  men.  Tell  us,  therefore, 
What  thinkest  thou?  Is  it  lawful  to  give 
tribute  to  Caesar  or  not? 

But  Jesus  perceiving  their  wickedness 
said  to  them: 

Why  make  ye  trial  of  me,  ye  hypocrites? 
Show  me  the  tribute  money. 

And  they  brought  him  a  denarius. 

And  he  saith  to  them : 

Whose  is  this  image  and  superscription? 

[66] 


They  say  to  him,  Caesar's. 

Then  saith  he  to  them: 

Render  then  to  Caesar  the  things  that  are 
Caesar's,  and  to  God  the  things  that  are 
God's. 

Matt.  22:18-21. 


[67] 


XXXVIII 

A  QUESTION  OF  NOT  KNOWING  THE 

SCRIPTURES  NOR  THE  POWER 

OF  GOD 

There  came  to  Jesus  certain  of  the  Sad- 
ducees,  they  that  say  that  there  is  no  resur- 
rection; and  asked  him,  saying,  Moses  said 
that  if  a  man  die  leaving  no  son,  his  brother 
shall  marry  his  wife  and  raise  up  seed  unto 
his  brother.  Now  there  were  with  us  seven 
brothers ;  and  the  first  took  a  wife  and  died 
childless  ;  and  in  like  manner  the  second  took 
her,  and  the  third  also,  unto  the  seventh; 
and  last  of  all,  the  woman  died  also.  In 
the  resurrection,  therefore,  whose  wife  shall 
she  be?  For  the  seven  had  her  to  wife. 
Jesus  answered  and  said  to  them : 
Ye  do  err,  not  knowing  the  Scriptures, 
nor  the  power  of  God.  The  sons  of  this 
age  marry  and  are  given  in  marriage;  but 
they  that  are  accounted  worthy  to  attain 
[68] 


to  that  age  and  the  resurrection  of  the  dead, 
neither  marry  nor  are  given  in  marriage; 
for  neither  can  they  die  any  more,  for  they 
are  equal  unto  the  angels  and  are  sons  of 
God,  being  sons  of  the  resurrection.  But 
that  the  dead  are  raised,  have  ye  not  read  in 
the  book  of  Moses,  in  the  place  concerning 
the  Bush,  how  God  spake  to  him,  saying,  I 
am  the  God  of  Abraham,  and  the  God  of 
Isaac,  and  the  God  of  Jacob?  God  is  not 
the  God  of  the  dead  but  of  the  living. 

Matt.  22:29. 

Mark  12:26,  27. 

Luke  20:34-36. 


[69] 


XXXIX 

WHICH  IS  THE  GREAT  COMMAND 
IN  THE  LAW? 

But  the  Pharisees,  when  they  heard  that 
he  had  silenced  the  Sadducees,  gathered 
themselves  together  again.  And  one  of 
them,  a  lawyer,  asked  him  a  question,  try- 
ing him:  Master,  which  is  the  great  com- 
mand in  the  law? 

And  Jesus  said  to  him : 

Thou  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God  with 

thy  whole  heart,  and  with  thy  whole  soul  and 

with  thy  whole  mind.     This  is  the  great  and 

first  command.     The  second,  like  it,  is  this : 

Thou   shalt   love  thy   neighbor  as   thyself. 

On    these    two    commands    the    whole    law 

hangeth,  and  the  prophets. 

Matt.  22:37-40. 


[70] 


XL 
WHEN  SHALL  THE  END  BE? 

As  Jesus  went  out  of  the  temple  one  of 
his  disciples  saith  to  him,  Master,  behold 
what  stones  and  what  buildings ! 

And  Jesus  saith  to  him : 

See  ye  these  great  buildings?  Verily  I 
say  unto  you,  There  shall  not  be  left  here 
one  stone  upon  another  that  shall  not  be 
thrown  down. 

And  as  he  sat  on  the  mount  of  Olives, 
over  against  the  temple,  Peter  and  James 
and  John  and  Andrew  asked  him  privately, 
saying,  Tell  us,  when  shall  these  things  be, 
and  what  shall  be  the  sign  of  thy  coming 
and  of  the  consummation  of  the  age? 

And  Jesus  saith  to  them : 

Take  heed  that  no  one  lead  you  astray. 
For  many  shall  come  in  my  name,  saying, 
I  am  the  Christ,  and  shall  lead  many  astray. 
And  ye  shall  hear  of  wars  and  rumors  of 

[71] 


wars.  See  that  ye  be  not  troubled;  for 
these  things  must  needs  come  to  pass,  but 
the  end  is  not  yet.  For  nation  shall  rise 
against  nation,  and  kingdom  against  king- 
dom, and  there  shall  be  famines  and  earth- 
quakes in  divers  places.  All  these  things 
are  the  beginning  of  travail.  Then  shall 
they  deliver  you  up  unto  tribulation,  and 
shall  kill  you  and  ye  shall  be  hated  of  all 
the  nations  for  my  name's  sake.  And  then 
shall  many  take  offense;  and  they  shall  de- 
liver one  another  up,  and  shall  hate  one  an- 
other. And  many  false  prophets  shall  arise 
and  shall  lead  many  astray.  And  because 
iniquity  shall  be  multiplied  the  love  of  the 
many  shall  grow  cold.  But  he  that  endur- 
eth  to  the  end  he  shall  be  saved.  And  this 
gospel  of  the  kingdom  shall  be  preached  in 
the  whole  world  for  a  testimony  to  all  the 

nations.     And  then  shall  come  the  end. 

Matt.  24:4-14. 


Pt] 


XLI 
HOW  CAN  WE  KNOW  THE  WAY? 

At  the  last  passover  supper  Jesus  said  to 
his  disciples: 

In  my  Father's  house  are  many  mansions ; 
if  not  I  would  have  told  you ;  for  I  go  on  to 
prepare  a  place  for  you.  And  if  I  go  and 
prepare  a  place  for  you,  I  come  again  and 
will  receive  you  unto  myself,  that  where  / 
am  ye  may  be  also.  And  where  I  go  ye 
know  the  way. 

Thomas  saith  to  him,  Lord,  we  know  not 
where  thou  goest,  and  how  know  we  the 
way? 

Jesus  saith  to  him : 

/  am  the  way  and  the  truth  and  the  life: 
no  one  cometh  unto  the  Father  except 
through  me.  If  ye  had  known  me  ye  would 
have  known  my  Father  also;  from  hence- 
forth ye  know  him  and  have  seen  him. 

John  14:2-4,  6,  7. 

[73] 


XLII 

QUESTIONS  TO  PHILIP— THE  STILL 
UNSATISFIED 

Philip  saith  to  him,  Lord,  show  us  the 
Father,  and  it  is  enough  for  us. 

Jesus  saith  to  him : 

Have  I  been  so  long  time  with  you  and 
thou  knowest  me  not,  Philip  ?  He  that  hath 
seen  me  hath  seen  the  Father;  how  sayest 
thou,  Show  us  the  Father?  Believest  thou 
not  that  I  am  in  the  Father  and  the  Father 
in  me?  The  words  that  I  speak  to  you 
I  speak  not  from  myself;  the  Father  abid- 
ing in  me  himself  doeth  the  works.  Be- 
lieve me  that  I  am  in  the  Father,  and  the 
Father  in  me;  or  if  not,  through  the  works 

themselves  believe. 

John  14:9-11. 


[74] 


XLIII 

HOW  COMES  IT? 

Judas — not  Iscariot — saith  to  Jesus, 
Lord,  how  comes  it  that  thou  art  to  mani- 
fest thyself  to  us,  and  not  to  the  world? 
Jesus  answered  and  said  to  him: 
If  any  one  love  me  he  will  keep  my  word, 
and  my  Father  will  love  him,  and  we  will 
come  unto  him,  and  make  our  abode  with 
him. 

John  14:23. 


[75] 


XLIV 

THE  SOLEMN  QUESTION  OF  THE 
HIGH  PRIEST 

At  the  trial  of  Jesus  before  Caiphas,  the 
chief  priests  and  the  whole  council  sought 
witness  against  Jesus  to  put  him  to  death, 
and  found  it  not.  For  many  bare  false 
witness  against  him,  but  their  witness  agreed 
not  together. 

And  the  high  priest  stood  up  in  the  midst, 
and  asked  Jesus,  saying,  Answerest  thou 
nothing?  What  is  it  which  these  witness 
against  thee? 

But  he  was  silent  and  answered  nothing. 

And  the  high  priest  said  to  him,  I  adjure 
thee  by  God,  the  living  God,  that  thou  tell 
us  if  thou  art  the  Christ,  the  Son  of  God  ? 

And  Jesus  said: 

I  am;  and  ye  shall  see  the  Son  of  man 

sitting   at   the   right  hand   of   Power,   and 

coming  with  the  clouds  of  heaven. 

Mark  14:62. 

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XLV 

PARADISE,  THE  ANSWER  TO  THE 
HUMBLE  REQUEST  OF  A  POOR 
SINNER  TO  BE  REMEMBERED 

At  the  same  time  with  Jesus  were  cruci- 
fied two  robbers,  one  on  his  right  hand  and 
the  other  on  the  left. 

And  one  of  the  robbers  railed  on  Jesus, 
saying,  Art  not  thou  the  Christ?  Save 
thyself  and  us.  But  the  other  answered 
and  rebuking  him  said,  Dost  thou  not  even 
fear  God  when  thou  art  in  the  same  con- 
demnation? And  we  indeed  justly;  for  we 
receive  the  due  reward  of  our  deeds,  but 
this  man  hath  done  nothing  amiss.  And 
he  said,  Jesus,  remember  me  when  thou 
comest  in  thy  kingdom. 

And  Jesus  said  to  him: 

Verily  I  say  to  thee,  to-day  thou  shalt  be 

with  me  in  Paradise. 

Luke  23:43. 

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XLVI 
LOVEST  THOU  ME? 

The  third  appearance  of  Jesus  to  his  dis- 
ciples after  he  rose  from  the  dead  was  on 
this  wise: 

There  were  together  Simon  Peter,  and 
Thomas,  and  Nathanael,  and  the  sons  of 
Zebedee,  and  two  other  of  his  disciples. 
Simon  Peter  saith  to  them,  I  go  a-fishing. 
They  say  to  him,  We  also  come  with  thee. 
They  went  forth  and  entered  into  the  boat; 
and  that  night  they  took  nothing. 

And  when  the  day  was  now  breaking, 
Jesus  stood  on  the  shore,  yet  his  disciples 
knew  not  that  it  was  Jesus. 

Jesus  then  said  to  them: 

Children,  have  ye  anything  to  eat? 

They  answered  him,  No. 

And  he  said  to  them : 

Cast  the  net  to  the  right  side  of  the  boat 
and  ye  shall  find. 

They  cast,  therefore,  and  now  they  were 
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not  able  to  draw  it  for  the  multitude  of  the 
fishes  (lx&va>v). 

That  disciple  whom  Jesus  loved  said 
therefore  to  Peter,  It  is  the  Lord.  When 
Simon  Peter  heard  that  it  was  the  Lord,  he 
girt  his  coat  about  him  (for  he  was  naked) 
and  cast  himself  into  the  sea.  And  the 
other  disciples  came  in  the  little  boat  (for 
they  were  not  far  from  the  land,  but  about 
two  hundred  cubits  off),  dragging  the  net 
full  of  fishes  (lxOv(ov).  When  they 
got  out  upon  the  land  they  saw  a  fire  of 
coals  laid  and  fish  (oipdpiov)  laid  thereon 
and  bread  (aprov). 

Jesus  said  to  them: 

Bring  of  the  fish  (oipaplov)  which  ye  have 
now  taken. 

Simon  Peter  therefore  went  up  and  drew 
the  net  to  land,  full  of  great  fishes 
(ixOvuiv),  a  hundred  and  fifty  and  three;  and 
for  all  there  were  so  many,  yet  was  not  the 
net  broken. 

Jesus  saith  to  them: 

Come  and  breakfast. 

And  no  one  of  the  disciples  dared  ask  him, 
Who  art  thou,  knowing  that  it  was  the 
Lord. 


Jesus  cometh  and  taketh  the  bread  and 
giveth  them,  and  the  fish  (6\f/dpiov)  likewise. 

When  then  they  had  breakfasted,  Jesus 
saith  to  Simon  Peter : 

Simon,  son  of  John,  lovest  thou  (dya7ras) 
me  more  than  these? 

He  saith  to  him,  Yes,  Lord ;  thou  knowest 
that  I  love  (<£iAa>)  thee. 

Jesus  saith  to  him: 

Feed  my  lambs. 

Again  Jesus  saith  to  him  a  second  time : 

Simon,  son  of  John,  lovest  thou  (dycwros) 
me? 

He  saith  to  him,  Yes,  Lord ;  thou  knowest 
that  I  love  (<£iA.w)  thee. 

Jesus  saith  to  him: 

Tend  my  sheep. 

Jesus  saith  to  him  the  third  time : 

Simon,  son  of  John,  lovest  thou  (<£iA«s) 
me? 

Peter  was  grieved  that  he  said  to  him 
the  third  time,  Lovest  thou  (^tAeis)  me? 

And  he  said  to  him,  Lord,  thou  knowest 
all  things,  thou  knowest  that  I  love  (<£iA<5) 
thee. 

Jesus  saith  to  him: 

Feed  my  sheep.  Verily,  verily,  I  say  to 
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thee,  when  thou  wast  young  thou  girdedst 
thyself  and  walkedst  whither  thou  wouldest ; 
but  when  thou  shalt  be  old,  thou  shalt 
stretch  forth  thy  hands,  and  another  shalt 
gird  thee,  and  carry  thee  whither  thou 
wouldest  not. 

And  when  he  had  spoken  thus,  He  saith 
to  him: 

Follow  me. 

Peter,  turning  about,  seeth  the  disciple 
whom  Jesus  loved  following,  who  also  leaned 
back  on  his  breast  at  the  supper,  and  said, 
Lord,  who  is  he  that  betray eth  thee? 
Peter  therefore  seeing  him,  saith  to  Jesus, 
Lord,  and  what  of  this  man? 

Jesus  saith  to  him : 

If  I  will  that  he  tarry  till  I  come,  what 

is  that  to  thee?     Follow  thou  me. 

John  21:5,  6,  10,  12,  15-19,  22. 


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xlvh 

last  question  of  the  disciples 
—lord,  dost  thou  at  this 

TIME    RESTORE    THE    KINGDOM 
TO  ISRAEL? 

At  the  last  meeting  of  Jesus  with  his  dis- 
ciples before  his  ascension,  when  they  were 
come  together,  they  asked  him,  saying, 
Lord,  dost  thou  at  this  time  restore  the 
kingdom  to  Israel? 

And  he  said  unto  them : 

It  is  not  yours  to  know  times  or  seasons 
which  the  Father  has  placed  within  his  own 
authority.  But,  ye  shall  receive  power,  the 
Holy  Spirit  coming  upon  you,  and  ye  shall 
be  my  witnesses  both  in  Jerusalem  and  all 
Judea  and  Samaria  and  unto  the  uttermost 
parts  of  the  earth. 

Acts  1:7,  8. 


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